UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

 

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

(CUSIP Number)

With a Copy to:

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

August 19, 2011
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

(1) Calculated based on 213,209,237 shares of the Common Stock, 50 cents par value, of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., outstanding as of June 6, 2011, as reported in J.C. Penney Company, Inc.’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2011.

(2) Calculated based on 213,209,237 shares of the Common Stock, 50 cents par value, of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., outstanding as of June 6, 2011, as reported in J.C. Penney Company, Inc.’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2011.

(3) Calculated based on 213,209,237 shares of the Common Stock, 50 cents par value, of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., outstanding as of June 6, 2011, as reported in J.C. Penney Company, Inc.’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2011.

(4) Calculated based on 213,209,237 shares of the Common Stock, 50 cents par value, of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., outstanding as of June 6, 2011, as reported in J.C. Penney Company, Inc.’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2011.

ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER

     This amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (this “13D Amendment No. 4”) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D (the “Original Schedule 13D,) filed on October 8, 2010, as amended and supplemented by amendment No. 1 (the “13D Amendment No. 1”), filed on January 25, 2011, amendment No. 2 (the “13D Amendment No. 2”), filed on February 10, 2011, and amendment No. 3 (the “13D Amendment No. 3”), filed on February 25, 2011 (the Original Schedule 13D as amended and supplemented by the 13D Amendment No. 1, the 13D Amendment No. 2, the 13D Amendment No. 3, and this 13D Amendment No. 4, the “Schedule 13D”), by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Pershing Square”); PS Management GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PS Management”); Pershing Square GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Pershing Square GP”); and William A. Ackman, a citizen of the United States of America (together with Pershing Square, PS Management and Pershing Square GP , the “Reporting Persons”), relating to the common stock, par value $0.50 per share (the “Common Stock”), of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at: 6501 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas 75024-3698.

     Capitalized terms not defined in this 13D Amendment No. 4 shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. Except as set forth herein, the Schedule 13D is unmodified.

     As of August 19, 2011, as reflected in this Amendment No. 4 the Reporting Persons beneficially owned an aggregate of 39,075,771 shares of Common Stock (which include 360,200 shares of Common Stock underlying listed American-style call options), representing approximately 18.3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons also have additional economic exposure to approximately 602,600 notional shares of Common Stock under certain cash-settled total return swaps (“Swaps”), bringing their total aggregate economic exposure to 39,678,371 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 18.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.

ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

     Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:

      On August 19, 2011, Pershing Square and the Issuer entered into a stockholders agreement, dated August 19, 2011 (the “Second Stockholders Agreement”), which is described in Item 6 hereof. The Second Stockholders Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.5 and is incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to the Second Stockholders Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement was terminated.

ITEM 6.

CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:

     On August 19, 2011, Pershing Square and the Issuer entered into the Second Stockholders Agreement. The Second Stockholders agreement provides for the termination of the Stockholders Agreement and for certain Reporting Persons to increase their economic exposure to the Common Stock through synthetic positions. The Second Stockholders Agreement permits Pershing Square to designate one member of the Board of Directors of the Company, which member is currently William A. Ackman. The Second Stockholders Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.5 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

     Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit(s):

     Exhibit 99.5 Second Stockholders Agreement

SIGNATURES

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

     Date: August 19, 2011

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Joint Filing Agreement*
99.2		Trading Data*
99.3		Letter Agreement*
99.4		Stockholders Agreement*
99.5		Second Stockholders Agreement